Leporinus agassizii

Leporinus agassizii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Anostomidae
Genus:	Leporinus
Species:	L. agassizii
Binomial name
Leporinus agassizii Steindachner 1876

Leporinus agassizii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. It is found in the Amazon River basin in South America.

Description

Leporinus agassizii can reach a standard length of 23.4 centimetres (9.2 in). ^[2]

Etymology

It is named in honor of zoologist-geologist Louis Agassiz (1807–1873). He was the leading authority on Brazilian fishes at the time, as leader of the Thayer Expedition (1865–1866) to Brazil, which provided Franz Steindachner with many specimens to study. ^[3]

References

1. Frederico, R.G. (2022). "Leporinus agassizii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T49829888A91628453. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T49829888A91628453.en . Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus agassizii". FishBase . June 2018 version.
3. Christopher Scharpf (4 May 2025). "Family ANOSTOMIDAE Günther 1864 (Toothed Headstanders)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

• Garavello, J.C. and H.A. Britski, 2003. Anostomidae (Headstanders). p. 71-84. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil